A record of wildlife in my garden and various trips to the Warwickshire countryside and occasionally further afield.

Waxwing

"To see a world in a grain of sand,
And a heaven in a wild flower,
Hold infinity in the palm of your hand
And eternity in an hour."

From "Auguries of Innocence"

by William Blake

Saturday, 5 June 2010

Blue Tits Have Fledged!

Great news - the young blue tits all successfully fledged this morning. We missed the first one which must have left just before 10.00 a.m. but within 10 minutes the next 3 had fledged too. Fascinating to watch the mother trying to tempt them out of the nest box with food and calling to them from nearby. Although it didn't look ready and certainly wasn't keen the smallest of the brood finally left at 11.40 a.m. Really pleased and we may even see them at the feeders although now there will be no way of knowing whether they were raised in our nest box or another one!

Its been a real privilege to watch the whole breeding process from nest building to fledging on camera through the tv. The camera didn't seem to bother the birds and they had a choice of 3 nestboxes, two of which didn't have cameras.

About Me

Welcome to my blog. I have been interested in natural history from an early age and we have tried to create a garden attractive to wildlife. I also enjoy reading, photography, collecting fossils, visiting historic buildings and gardens and supporting Aston Villa. Please feel free to leave a comment and, if you would like to email me, my email address is ciraggedrobinsATgmail.com - remember to replace AT with @. Thank you for visiting.